Can you believe it? It’s already spring, the end of March, and the end of the first quarter of 2015. It’s been a busy month. I really don’t know where the time has gone. Below are the most clicked on posts.
Top 7 posts in March
- Flash Fiction: Turquoise
- #1000Speak: The Buddy Body Bully
- Flash Fiction: Overheard Kitchen Conversations
- Flash Fiction: She’s Got Style
- The Ultimate Guide to Loving Your Body
- Blogging from A to Z Theme Reveal
- Flash Fiction: The Water Nymph
My favorite post
The Female Writers That Changed My Life
Top 10 posts for the first quarter of 2015
- 17 writing resources to get (and keep) you writing
- #1000Speak: The Practice of Compassion
- The Dark Side of Compassion
- More #1000Speak: My Favorite 1000 Voices Speak for Compassion Posts Thus Far
- 31 residencies for writers
- Flash Fiction: Turquoise
- #1000Speak: The Buddy Body Bully
- How My Dog Made Me a Better Writer
- Flash Fiction: Overheard Kitchen Conversations
- Sharing Tuesday: The Art of Mister Finch
#1000Speak Favorites
March welcomed another edition of 1000 Voices Speak for Compassion on the 20th. There were so many wonderful posts this month on the topic of building from bullying. Such a beautiful supportive community has formed around this movement. Now, you can look forward to posts on the 20th of each month. April’s theme is nurturing.
I have not read all the building from bullying posts, but here are my favorites from those that I have read:
Your Voice Matters by Charli Mills
Make Friends With Your Inner Bully by Yvonne Spence
Bringing Attention to Cyberbullying by Mandy Traut
5 Reasons Bullying Made Me A Better Writer by Sacha Black
Gossip Folks by Tamara Woods
Letting Go of the Past by Katie Paul
Updates
I finally feel I am building a community around this blog. There are more and more people who return to read regularly. Thank you for that. More and more readers are interacting on here and on Twitter, which I really enjoy.
I have been asked to join Charli Mills’ Congress of Rough Writers over at Carrot Ranch, which I am so happy to be a part of. Charli has corralled a wonderful community of writers, and it is an honor to be part of the group. You can look forward to my flash fiction, which I try to post every Sunday.
April will be the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. I posted my theme reveal on Monday. Will you be participating? Add links to your blog in the comments if you are.
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Aww thank you so much for putting my post in your faves, that means an awful lot from someone I respect so much :D. I’m not doing the A-Z but I am doing Camp NaNo… I am so ill prepared its going to kill me! lol.
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No problem, Sacha. I really enjoyed it. It’s an interesting take on bullying. I love that you found strength in even the darkest of places. Plus, I can’t help but agree with most of what you said.
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Thanks so much for including my post and glad you enjoyed it! I’ve read a few of the posts you list, but not all, so now I will be sure to!
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Yes, you must. If you find ones worth sharing, I’d love to find others I haven’t read yet, you can always add them here in the comments.
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Thank you so much for including my post in your favourites list x
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Katie, I enjoyed it immensely. It moved me to tears. Beautifully written. Very sad. It hit particularly close to home as I have struggled with depression myself. We also lost someone to suicide who was close to our family. It’s a difficult thing to come to terms to and move on from.
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I’m sorry you’ve struggled with depression and that you’ve had to go through the brutal grief of losing someone to suicide. Sending you love and light x
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